Author: Georg Sultan

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 9780266246336

Excerpt from Atlas and Epitome of Abdominal Hernias The subject of abdominal hernia is one of the most important in the entire domain of medical teaching, since these hernias are not only exceedingly common, but the fre quent occurrence of strangulation demands extraordinarily quick and energetic surgical intervention. In this respect the responsibility of the physician is unusually great, and he will have to decide between the life and death of the patient intrusted. To his care more often, probably, than in any other affection. The treatment is productive of better results than in other affections, provided the condition is recognized early and that this recognition is followed by the proper therapeutic measures. In order to meet these responsibilities, however, a most thorough knowledge of the entire subject is necessary, and the details of this subject extend over a wide field. If this book should succeed in awakening an interest in abdominal hernias among physicians and students, and in inciting them to a careful study of the subject, I shall consider that my labors have been rewarded. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.